Mr. CHEN Shuang, JP, is the Chairman and an Executive Director and is also the chairman of Strategy Committee of the Company. Mr. CHEN is responsible for formulating the Group’s overall strategic planning and directions. Mr. CHEN is also the chairman and a director of Aircraft Recycling International Limited, a commonly held entity of the Company.

Mr. CHEN is an executive director and the chief executive officer, a member of the executive committee and strategy committee of the board, as well as the chairman of management decision committee of China Everbright Limited, a company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (stock code: 165). Mr. CHEN is also an executive director and deputy general manager of China Everbright Holdings Company Limited, the chairman of Everbright Jiabao Co., Ltd., a company listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange (stock code: SH 600622), and the chairman and a non-executive director of Kinergy Corporation Ltd., a company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (stock code: 3302). Mr. CHEN is currently a non-official member of the Financial Services Development Council, the permanent honorary chairman of Chinese Financial Association of Hong Kong, the chairman of Hong Kong Aircraft Leasing and Aviation Finance Association, the visiting professor of East China University of Political Science and Law (華東政法大學), the vice-chairman of China Mergers and Acquisitions Association, the vice-chairman of Chinese Securities Association of Hong Kong, the strategic committee member of France China Foundation and the council member of Chinese Foundation for Lifeline Express.

Mr. CHEN holds a master of laws degree from East China University of Political Science and Law and a diploma in legal studies from the School of Professional and Continuing Education of The University of Hong Kong. He is a qualified lawyer in the PRC and a senior economist. Mr. CHEN was the chief of the legal department of Bank of Communications and has over 25 years of extensive experience in commercial banking and investment banking.

Mr. POON Ho Man

Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer

Mr. POON Ho Man, is an Executive Director and the Chief Executive Officer re-appointed on 19 January 2017. Mr. POON is also a member of the Strategy Committee of the Company, and a director of certain subsidiaries of the Company. He is responsible for formulating the Group’s overall strategic planning and managing overall business operations. Mr. POON has over 20 years of experience in direct investment, structured financing and aviation financing, of which over 10 years has been spent focusing on aircraft leasing.

Mr. POON founded China Aircraft Leasing Group (“CALC Group”), which has developed into an aircraft full life-cycle solutions provider under his leadership. Mr. POON also oversaw the founding of Aircraft Recycling International Limited (“ARI”), a commonly held entity of the Company, which is the first in Asia to provide solutions for mid-to-end of life aftermarket aircraft. Mr. POON serves as the chief executive officer and a director of ARI.

Mr. POON is also the founder and Chairman of Friedmann Pacific Asset Management Limited (“FPAM”), a substantial shareholder of the Group. FPAM has developed into an investment holding company with a focus on creating value along the aviation industry value chain. He was also behind the establishment of China Airport Synergy Investment Limited (“CASIL”) in 2014, which is primarily engaged in investments in and operations of airports around the world. CASIL is a shareholder of Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, the fifth largest airport in France. Mr. POON is the chief executive officer of CASIL.

Mr. POON obtained the degree of bachelor of engineering from the University of Hong Kong in 1995, and obtained the degree of executive master of business administration from Tsinghua University in 2005. Mr. POON has been a CFA® charterholder of the Association for Investment Management and Research (now known as the Chartered Financial Analysts Institute).

Mr. POON is currently a member of Heilongjiang Province Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (“CPPCC”) (中國人民政治協商會黑龍江省委員會成員), the Vice President of the China Group Companies Association (“CGCA”) under the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council (國務院國有資產監督管理委員會轄下協會中國集團公司促進會副會長) and a member of the Youth Committee of CGCA (屬下青年委員會主任), the Vice Chairman of Hong Kong CPPCC (Provincial) Members Association Foundation Limited (港區省級政協委員聯誼會基金會副主席), the Honorary President of Hong Kong Overseas Chinese Association (香港華僑華人總會榮譽會長), the Vice President of Chinese Financial Association of Hong Kong (香港中國金融協會副主席), the Vice President of Jiangxi Province Federation of Overseas Chinese Entrepreneurs (江西省僑商聯合會副會長), a member of the Youth Committee of All-China Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese (中華全國歸國華僑聯合會青年委員會委員) and the Founding Chief Advisor of Hong Kong Aircraft Leasing and Aviation Finance Association (香港飛機租賃和航空融資協會創始首席顧問). Mr. POON also obtained the World Outstanding Chinese Award (世界傑出華人獎) from World Chinese Business Investment Foundation (世界華商投資基金會) in 2006.

Ms. LIU Wanting, is an Executive Director, Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Chief Commercial Officer. Within the Group, Ms. LIU is also a director of certain subsidiaries of the Company and a member of its Strategy Committee. Ms. LIU is responsible for the Group’s overall strategic planning and implementation, as well as managing overall commercial operations, including business development, aircraft leasing, financing and aircraft procurement.

Ms. LIU joined the Group in June 2006. She has established extensive network with airlines, banks, financial institutions, governments and manufacturers.

Ms. LIU is a senior adviser to the Foreign Investment Office of Tianjin Municipal People’s Government and a founding member of Chinese Financial Association of Hong Kong (香港中國金融協會). Ms. LIU was the vice chairman of the Aviation Safety 《航空安全》 magazine of the Aviation Safety Office under the Civil Aviation Administration of China (中國民用航空局航空安全辦公室), with a term from July 2014 to 2016. Ms. LIU was our representative in the Leasing Committee of China Association Enterprise with Foreign Investment from April 2010 to April 2011.

Ms. LIU holds a master’s degree in communication management from Hong Kong Baptist University and an EMBA at the PBC School of Finance at Tsinghua University in China. Ms. LIU has given speeches in various conferences and forums on leasing. Ms. LIU is also actively engaged in social contribution activities. She is a permanent member of Yes We Do Foundation and an active participant of Orbis’ charity events.

Mr. TANG Chi Chun

Non-executive Director

Mr. TANG Chi Chun, is a Non-executive Director appointed on 12 August 2013 and is also a member of Strategy Committee of the Company. Mr. TANG is responsible for advising the business development and financial related operations of the Group. Mr. TANG is also a director of Aircraft Recycling International Limited, a commonly held entity of the Company.

Mr. TANG is an executive director and the chief financial officer of China Everbright Limited, a company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (stock code: 165). Mr. TANG was a director of Everbright Securities Company Limited, a company listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange (stock code: SH 601788) and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (stock code: 6178), during the period from February 2008 to January 2011. Mr. TANG is a Certified Public Accountant and is a graduate of the Accountancy Department, Hong Kong Polytechnic (now known as Hong Kong Polytechnic University). He is a member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants in the United Kingdom and the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He is also a founding member of Hong Kong Business Accountants Association. He has over 30 years of experience in audit, investment, accounting and finance. Since 1990, Mr. TANG had been engaged as head of the financial and operational functions of various international financial institutions.

Mr. FAN Yan Hok, Philip

Independent Non-executive Director

Mr. FAN Yan Hok, Philip, is an Independent Non-executive Director appointed on 11 September 2013. Mr. FAN is also the chairman of Remuneration Committee and a member of each of Audit Committee and Nomination Committee of the Company. Mr. FAN is currently holding directorships in the following companies listed on the securities market in Hong Kong:

Independent director, December 2011 – November 2017,Goodman Group (ASX: GMG)

Mr. FAN obtained the degree of Bachelor of Science in 1973 and the degree of master of science in the same year from Stanford University in the United States and the degree of master of science in management in 1976 from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the United States.

Mr. NIEN Van Jin, Robert

Independent Non-executive Director

Mr. NIEN Van Jin, Robert, is an Independent Non-executive Director appointed on 27 August 2014. Mr. NIEN is also a member of each of Audit Committee, Remuneration Committee and Nomination Committee of the Company.

Mr. NIEN was an executive director of Hopewell Holdings Limited (“Hopewell”), a company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (stock code: 54), during 1980 to 2010, and then became a principal consultant during 2010 to 2011. He retired from Hopewell in July 2011. Before joining Hopewell in 1976, Mr. NIEN worked with a renowned multi-national bank during 1972 to 1976. Mr. NIEN holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Pennsylvania and a master’s degree in business administration from the Wharton Graduate School of Business. He is a member of The Hong Kong Institute of Directors. Mr. NIEN has over 40 years’ extensive financing experience in property in Hong Kong and infrastructure projects in PRC Pearl River Delta area, particularly in power plant and highway. He also has experience in the areas of corporate governance and corporate public relations.

Mr. CHEOK Albert Saychuan

Independent Non-executive Director

Mr. CHEOK Albert Saychuan, is an Independent Non-executive Director appointed on 8 May 2015. Mr. CHEOK is also the chairman of Nomination Committee and a member of each of Audit Committee and Remuneration Committee of the Company.

Mr. CHEOK graduated from the University of Adelaide, Australia with First Class Honours in economics. Mr. CHEOK is a fellow of CPA Australia. He is a banker with over 35 years of experience in banking and business consultancy in the Asia-Pacific region. Mr. CHEOK is also the vice president of the board of governors of the Malaysian Institute of Corporate Governance.

Between May 1979 and February 1982, Mr. CHEOK was an advisor to the Australian Government Inquiry into the Australian Financial System which introduced comprehensive reforms to the Australian banking system. He was the chief manager at the Reserve Bank of Australia from October 1988 to September 1989 before becoming the deputy commissioner of Banking of Hong Kong for about three and a half years. He was subsequently appointed as an executive director in charge of banking supervision at the Hong Kong Monetary Authority from April 1993 to May 1995. Mr. CHEOK was the chairman of Bangkok Bank Berhad in Malaysia, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bangkok Bank of Thailand, from September 1995 to November 2005. Mr. CHEOK was formerly the vice chairman of Export and Industry Bank, Inc., which is listed on The Philippine Stock Exchange, from February 2006 to April 2012. Mr. CHEOK was also an independent non-executive director of (i) Adavale Resources Limited, listed in Australia from 20 December 2012 to 27 April 2017; and (ii) Hongkong Chinese Limited, listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, from 17 January 2002 to 31 December 2017. Mr. CHEOK was also the independent non-executive chairman of (i) AcrossAsia Limited, a company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (stock code: 8061) and was privatized on 13 June 2017 (retired on 26 August 2016); (ii) Bowsprit Capital Corporation Limited, the manager of First Real Estate Investment Trust (“REIT”), a healthcare REIT listed in Singapore, from 17 May 2006 to 16 April 2017; (iii) Auric Pacific Group Limited, a food group formerly listed in Singapore and was privatized on 17 April 2017 (retired on 28 April 2017); and (iv) Lippo Malls Indonesia Retail Trust (“LMIRT”) Management Limited, the manager of LMIRT, a shopping mall REIT listed in Singapore (resigned on 30 September 2017).

Outside his various board capacities, Mr. CHEOK is a well accomplished personal investment banker and financial adviser to select clients in Hong Kong, China and South East Asia. In this capacity he has been involved in several high profile mergers and acquisitions, asset acquisitions, corporate re-structuring, corporate strategies, brand image and building and private fund management. He has also been an adviser to governments in various capacities.

Mr. CHOW Kwong Fai, Edward, JP

Independent Non-executive Director

Mr. Chow Kwong Fai, Edward, JP, is an Independent Non-executive Director appointed on 19 July 2016. Mr. CHOW is also the chairman of Audit Committee, a member of each of Remuneration Committee and Nomination Committee of the Company.

Mr. CHOW holds an honours bachelor’s degree in business studies from Middlesex Polytechnic (now Middlesex University) in the United Kingdom and is a fellow member of The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (“ICAEW”) and chairman of its Hong Kong Chapter. He served on the Council of ICAEW for six years from 2000 to June 2016 and chaired its Commercial Board. He is a past president of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants and chaired its Corporate Governance Committee and Professional Accountants in Business Committee. He also served as a Deputy Chairman of The Hong Kong Institute of Directors (“HKIoD”), of which he is a fellow member, chaired the Professional Accountants in Business Committee of the International Federation of Accountants, served as an expert advisor of the Accounting Standards Committee of the Ministry of Finance, the People’s Republic of China and was a Standing Committee member and a convenor of the Eleventh Zhejiang Province Committee of the CPPCC, and a member of the Election Committee of HKSAR.

Mr. CHOW was appointed a Justice of Peace by the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in July 2008 and was an awardee of the Directors of the Year Award 2010 in the non-executive director of listed companies (SEHK – Hang Seng Index Constituents) category, awarded by the HKIoD.

Mr. CHOW is currently a core member of the OECD/World Bank Asian Corporate Governance Roundtable, an adviser of the Business and Professionals Federation of Hong Kong, a non-executive director of the Urban Renewal Authority, a member of Council and Court of The University of Hong Kong.

Prior to entering the commercial sector, Mr. CHOW spent 11 years working for two major accounting firms, Deloitte Haskins & Sells and Price Waterhouse (as they were then known), respectively in London and Hong Kong.